Haunting Thriller The Woman in Black Comes to STAGEStheatre

In this bone-chillingly eerie thriller, a lawyer rents a theater and hires an actor for a night to help him re-create -- and thereby hopefully exorcise -- a ghostly event that occurred many years earlier and continues to haunt him. The re-enactment, witnessed by family and friends, has horrifyingly tragic results.

I saw this years ago in London and I was really looking forward to this production. I was definitely not disappointed. Two actors take command of the stage for the full length, changing characters, wardrobe, and accents as they go along. It truly...continued

The Woman in Black is a genuinely scary production, perfect for the season. A classic ghost story that keeps you guessing right up to the final line as a grieving, tortured lawyer hires an arrogant actor to help him relate his true story of a...continued

WOW! What a great show! The acting was great, the set was great, the special effects were great, the theatre was great. I can't wait to come back with some of my friends and see it again. This the is right show for the month of October. It's a...continued

Description

STAGEStheatre delivers a dark Halloween treat to its audiences this year with Stephen Mallatratt’s adaptation of The Woman in Black.

The show combines the power and intensity of live theatre with the cinematic quality of film noir. Unanimously acclaimed by the critics and now celebrating a run of over 14 years in London’s West End, The Woman in Black is a classic ghost story.

At the helm of this dark tale is one of Orange County’s finest directors, David Chorley. An accomplished director, producer, sound designer and actor, he has directed and produced more than 15 plays, and has acted in almost 80. In 1999 he created and became the artistic director of The Standing Room Only Theater Company in Mesa, Arizona, and a year later confounded Shakespeare on the River Theater in Phoenix. David became the youngest contracted theater director in Arizona history when Valley Youth Theater hired him to direct at age 21. In 2002, he received Arizona’s Best Direction award from a notable area critic for his production of Neil Simon’s Rumors, which went on to win Best Comedy that year as well. He also won an AriZoni Theater Award for Best Direction for his work on The Emperor’s New Clothes.

Some of David’s favorite directing/producing projects have included Little Footsteps, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Othello, Moon Over Buffalo, The Odd Couple, Fools, and, most recently, Father of the Bride. David is also a proud member of Improv Shmimprov, based in Fullerton, CA.

About the Ticket Supplier: STAGEStheatre

STAGEStheatre is an entity that is constantly evolving in order to provide actors, directors, writers, designers, and artists with a creative environment that offers an eclectic and challenging variety of theatrical opportunities at all "stages" of the process. STAGEStheatre presents every form of theatrical literature, from the classics to world premieres. STAGEStheatre endeavors to merge each literary work with the highest production values and the most passionate performances possible.